This may be the real one ....FlyingDutchman said:I was going to say you could just @ him on twitter, but I'll be damned if I could find an actual twitter account of his and not an imposter.
Occam said:I wish the press would stop referring to Catherine Lord as "Professor". She is a language teacher, period.
Bruce Monkhouse said:..and he was classy on Coachs Corner tonight about it.
ModlrMike said:So a non-alumnus, non-tenured, non-professor doesn't like it and the Senate caves?
It sounds like he declined with thanks.ModlrMike said:So a non-alumnus, non-tenured, non-professor doesn't like it and the Senate caves?
MJP said:I guess considering that the RMC faculty list is open source here on the internet, Catherine Lord might be finding herself deluged with emails.
Edited for horrible spelling error. Deluged with emails not deluded . :facepalm:
MJP said:Deluged with emails not deluded . :facepalm:
E.R. Campbell said:Take a look at the comments on the Globe and Mail website; sort them by highest score. Here's an example from someone named rdurandy (posted at 7:13 PM on November 5, 2011): "Cherry bringing all the military BS into hockey in Canada is offensive to me."
Although others might have been reluctant to say it, or couldn't be bothered because their hatred for Cherry's overblown rhetoric is greater than their distaste for the military, or, perhaps, even support the troops while they detest Cherry, I suspect that rdurandy is an exemplar of our fellow Canadians: their support for the troops may be a mile wide (lots of red T-shirts) but it's only an inch deep.
Stymiest said:I think what is lost in a lot of this is the fact that a lot of the nominees that receive honorary degrees given out at RMC are nominated by THE STUDENTS. That was the case when I was there, and I would imagine this was probably originally proposed by the student body.
http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/06 November 2011
Dear General Council Members of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada (RMCCC). There has been numerous communications on the subject of the offer of an Honorary Degree to Mr. Don Cherry in the last few days, both in the media and within the Club via emails. An Official release from the College announced yesterday 05 November 2011 that Mr. Cherry has declined the honour.
I appreciate and support everyone’s freedom to express their opinions and views as it is a core value / characteristic which is at the heart of our democratic way of life. However, freedom of expression should apply to all involved in a debate and not deprive anyone from listening to all sides or arguments.
The process of granting Honorary Degrees by the Royal Military Colleges is a very comprehensive process. The nominations can be initiated by different organizations or individuals, including the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada through any member of the Senate.
As with most of Canadian universities, the Senate which in the case of RMC is composed of the Chancellor (Minister of National Defence), the Vice Chancellor (The RMCC Commandant), Principal, Deans, DCadet, Registrar and the Directeur des Etudes du RMC SJ, makes the final decision.
As can be seen, the RMCCC has no responsibility or authority in this process, and fully trust and support, that the institution, for where these matters fall directly within their authority and responsibility will make the best decision.
In the case which is of interest here, we must consider that this individual generates different emotions in everyone. From a process point of view, it is not the position of the Club to make a stand on a subject where we do not have the authority or responsibility for the decision. It is the Club’s position however, to promote the freedom of expression and facilitate discussions.
The Club has and does advocate in support of the Military Colleges. However the engagement of advocacy must be in a positive, proactive and responsible manner.
I have been in contact with many Club members, the Colleges Authorities, the Foundation authorities, and members of the General Council and can assure you that opinions do differ, but the “Esprit de Camaraderie” is strong and the respect of each other and for their individual opinions remains a great quality among the Club members.
I would ask Branch Presidents to disseminate this information to our membership at large, so that this message can be included with the discussion that is underway, which will hopefully conclude soon.
I trust that we will continue to share points of view, and I also trust that our debate will be based on more in depth arguments than that which can be found in the media.
Marc Drolet
President Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada
LCol (Ret’d)
I thought most university senates had teaching staff as members. If there are no such teaching staff on the RMC Senate, I can understand why it's certain staff opposing the move (ideological... "uniqueness" notwithstanding).yoman said:Message from the RMC Club on the matter.
http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/
.... As with most of Canadian universities, the Senate which in the case of RMC is composed of the Chancellor (Minister of National Defence), the Vice Chancellor (The RMCC Commandant), Principal, Deans, DCadet, Registrar and the Directeur des Etudes du RMC SJ, makes the final decision ....
I should have been more specific. Most senates I've heard of have more than just deans sitting representing the teaching staff, specifically, profs elected or selected by other profs to sit in senate.Good2Golf said:The Deans of the academic divisions sit on the Senate.